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  <h1>Local history</h1>
  <p>Every time an editable file is saved in the Workbench, the Workbench updates the local history of that file and
  logs the changes that have been made. The local history of a file can then be accessed and a previously saved copy of
  the file can be reverted to, as long as the desired state is recent enough in the save history.</p>
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    <li class="Steps">Create a new file named <em class="FileName">sampleFile.txt</em>.</li>
    <li class="Steps">In the editor for <em class="FileName">sampleFile.txt</em> modify the file by adding the line
    "change1" and saving the file.</li>
    <li class="Steps">Repeat this by entering a new line "change2" and saving it again.</li>
    <li class="Steps">Add a third line "change3" and save it again.</li>
    <li class="Steps">Right-click the file in a navigation view (e.g. the Project Explorer) and select <em class=
    "UILabel">Team &gt; Show Local History</em>.
      <p><em>Note:</em> Repository tooling may override the <em class="UILabel">Team &gt; Show Local History</em>
      operation to provide a unified history for a file.</p>
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    <li class="Steps">The History view opens and shows the history for the file.</li>
    <li class="Steps">The top entry in the view represents the current contents of the file. The next represents the
    previous contents and so on. Right-click on the previous entry and select <em class="UILabel">Compare Current with
    Local</em> to open a Compare editor that displays the differences between the Workbench file and the specific copy
    of the file selected in the local history.</li>
    <li class="Steps">Right-click on the previous entry again and select <em class="UILabel">Get Contents</em>. This
    replaces the Workbench's copy of <em class="FileName">sampleFile.txt</em> with the chosen local history item.</li>
    <li class="Steps">Observe that the <em class="FileName">sampleFile.txt</em> editor now contains two lines.</li>
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